, 1887-09-13
4 NEW SCHEME.
Dealing the Middlemen Mo.
nopoly Another Blow.
A Chance for Stockmen to
Realize Something
And Strike Hard at the Chi
cago Cattle Sharks.
A Blow at MIddlemen.

DENVER, Sept. IA meeting of the
representative cattlemen of the range
country was held at the Windsor hotel
yesterday Tor the purpose of the formation
OF the American beef pool, the object of
which Is to bring the price OF beef cattle
on the range In the west and in the feed
ing districts more nearly to the level Of
prices of dressed beef in the east, to in
crease the profits to the producer and do
away with mlddlemen. A. s. Mercer, of
Wyoming, was chosen chairman and @.
l.. Brooks, of New Mexico, secretary.
Mr. Mercer read q report OF his confer
ence with Armour & Co, of Chicago.
which was had at the request of the Col
orado Cattle Growers Association, sub
stantially as follows: Armour & Co. has
signed a contract with the pool to kill
their cattle and give them all there is in
them, less a reasonable commission, and
aid in extending their market facilities.
Armour further agrees to slaughter the
cattle for 81. so per head, giving the ship
per the entire proceeds of the animal less
the freight and selling commission on
dressed beef in the east.
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted:
ReSOlUed That incorporation papers be
taken out under the laws Of the states of
Colorado establishing an association of
producers for mutual benefit in handling
and disposing of beef cattle after ship
ment: that the name of the association
shall be the American Beef Pool; that it
shall issue no capital stock, declare no
dividends and seek for no profit as an
organization; that its object snail be only
TO accomplish through organized effort
and united action an increase of the net
value upon the beef product of Its mem
bershipi that ito affairs shall be wholly
governed by a board ofdirectors; that any
person to be eligible for membership
must be a producer and shipper OF beef;
that there shall be no membership fees or
annual dues; that the only charge to
membership tor the support Of the organ
lzation shall be fifty cents per head upon
all beef cattle shipped to or through it.
The board of directors shall be com
posed wholly Of producers of beef cattle.
Each and every person in becoming a
member agrees to market all his beef
product except such as may be in de.
mand for home consumption through this
organization SO long as he may be a mem
Der of the same. Any member may
withdraw from the ASSOCIATION at any
time by first giving its secretary thirty
days notice of his intention so to do. The
principal place of business shall be Kan
sas City, Mo, with branch off :es where
ever the board OF directors may deem it
necessary to establish the same.
While the cattle after shipment by the
members of the association shall be under
the control of the association, neverthe
less they are to remain the individual
property of he shipper. and all proceeds
arising from the sale thereof, less so
cents per head, shall be paid by the pur-
chasing party directly to the order of the
shipper. There will be an executive COM
mittee of three, to consist Of a presi
dent and vice president and one director,
to be appointed by the board of directors,
to whom shall be delegated the power OF
the board when the board is in session.
That the association by its charter and
bylaws shall be prohibited from incur
ring any Indebtedness whatever.
The meeting then proceeded to the
election of the following officers Presi
dent, Andy j. Snyder, Kansas City;
vice president, George l.. Brooks, New
Mexico; secretary, j. d. Warner, New
Mexico; treasurer, H. S. Metcalt, Den
yer. The directors are to be made of
thirteen men from all parts of the range
and FEEDING countries. Those already
named are Mai. Gently. OF Missouri; Andy
SNYDER, of Kansas City; A. Drum. In
dian Territory; S W. Lomax and A. H.
Nelson, Texas; George l.. Brooks, New
Mexico; II, S. Metcalf and George l..
Benkelman, Colorado. Others will be
added as occasion arises, representing
sections covered by the association. Ac
tive work will at once be begun, and
shipments are expected to begin at an
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